Summary

Judy Garland's Ruby Slippers, the Apollo Moon Rocket and Abe Lincoln's stove top hat are just some of the items on display in this traveling exhibit. The Smithsonian has put together thousands of items and taken them on the road. The exhibit's Minnesota stay begins today. It will be open through November 14th. Twelve-thousand visitors are expected every day. Tickets are free but can be reserved for a $3.50 service fee. But 2000 tickets are set aside on a first come first serve basis. --- end ---

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 31382
Story Slug Smithsonian's Traveling Exhibit (10/16/1996)
Location St. Paul, MN
Format Pkg
Date 10/16/1996
Archive Time 2:49
TRT 1:03
Supers St. Paul, Minnesota Katy Boo/Reporting Bennie Lawrence/Smithsonian Eileen McMahon/Convention and Visitors Bureau
Video Description Vo of exhibit hall, vo individual exhibits, long shots of displays, vo people getting tickets, sots
Description Judy Garland's Ruby Slippers, the Apollo Moon Rocket and Abe Lincoln's stove top hat are just some of the items on display in this traveling exhibit. The Smithsonian has put together thousands of items and taken them on the road. The exhibit's Minnesota stay begins today. It will be open through November 14th. Twelve-thousand visitors are expected every day. Tickets are free but can be reserved for a $3.50 service fee. But 2000 tickets are set aside on a first come first serve basis. --- end ---
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